UBOOT game - Kickstarter

[jztemple2]

Its $20 again for Black Friday.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/UBOAT/

I've not played it in months but I follow the news feed and there have been regular updates. Still, I'm waiting for release so I don't burn out too early, like I did on Subnautica.

[Kasey Chang]

I could have swore I bought this game about two months ago, but never installed it, busy on everything else.

[MonkeyFinger]

Big update released yesterday.

[jztemple2]

Another big update coming on the road to release...

[NickAragua]

This one fell off my hydrophone. Looks like they've still got some work to do on it before it's ready for prime time, though.

[Daehawk]

This is $8.99 at GOG

[WYBaugh]

As well as Steam

[jztemple2]

Full Release Dev Log #2: New Playable U-boat Types, FSR 2.0

Dear skippers,

We are back with another dev log. Without further ado, let's dive right in!

More U-boat Types
We are proud to announce that the final release update will bring one of the most anticipated features to UBOAT - taking command of other U-boat types, in addition to Type VIIC. At the release day, we plan to include the following U-boats in the game:

Type IIA
Type IID
Type VIIB
Type VIIC
Type VIIC/41

If you start the game in 1939, you will get a satisfying opportunity to progress through all these U-boats in a single playthrough, unlocking them one by one. Each next type is usually slightly larger and brings various improvements over a predecessor.

We are happy to announce that AMD FSR 2 is also going to be an option in addition to NVIDIA DLSS, as you requested in the comments section to our previous dev log. For various reasons, it took more work to integrate it. We develop our own render pipeline for the game, while AMD FSR 2 is not natively built into Unity and we had to work this out by ourselves. It was well worth it though, in our testing it works very well in the case of UBOAT, on par with NVIDIA DLSS.

Steam achievements
Next update will also bring Steam achievements to UBOAT. Your efforts, most impressive accomplishments will be rewarded in a pleasant way. Some of these achievements are going to be a great challenge to obtain, achievable only for the best skippers out there.

Polishing
There are also various minor improvements in the pipeline, and sometimes it's the minor things that matter the most. Many of these things are done upon direct requests posted on the game forum.

• Helmsman now works in the control room for most of the time, rather than in the conning tower.
• We overhauled the bow waves effect for the player's U-boat to make it more realistic.
• There is now a dedicated silent running mode, separately from blue lighting. When it's toggled, officers won't maintain torpedoes and all devices that make noise will be automatically disabled by your crew.
• Sailors no longer clean the boat during alarms or silent runs.
• It's now possible to destroy propellers and rudders of enemy ships.

But wait, there is more!
We have much more to share and will soon. For example, there are simulation upgrades, mission changes, world enhancements and more, which we will share with you in the upcoming dev logs soon as these features get into their final shape.

We still don't know how much time it will take us to complete this update. For example, we are still finishing models for the interiors of new u-boats. We also gather feedback on the forum, so if you have something you always wanted added or changed, feel free to post. It's important to us, to make you satisfied with the upcoming release.

[jztemple2]

Full Release Dev Log #3: Torpedo Data Computer, Echosounder, Diesel engines

We are back with another dev log. This time, we will dive into several upgrades that are meant to expand selected simulation aspects of the game.

Our goal with these changes is to accommodate more playstyles, but without forcing them in any way. If such technical things are not your piece of cake, don't worry as everything discussed here is going to be fully optional as it was always the case in UBOAT.

[Alefroth]

I've not played it in months but I follow the news feed and there have been regular updates. Still, I'm waiting for release so I don't burn out too early, like I did on Subnautica.

Do you think it's in a good state to play now?

[jztemple2]

I've not played it in months but I follow the news feed and there have been regular updates. Still, I'm waiting for release so I don't burn out too early, like I did on Subnautica.

Do you think it's in a good state to play now?

I haven't played it in awhile so I can't really answer that question. YMMV.

[jztemple2]

Full Release Dev Log #5: Contacts rework, Torpedo attack systems

We hope that you had pleasant holidays and a good start to 2024. In this diary we will dive back again into various simulation aspects on which we were working on for the Full Release update.

Our goal with these changes is to accommodate more playstyles, but without forcing them in any way. If such technical things are not your cup of tea, don't worry as everything discussed here is going to be fully optional as it was always the case in UBOAT.

And...

Currently, everything remains on track, and our estimated completion date for this work is still March - April 2024. If there are no unforeseen surprises, we should have a specific date to report relatively soon. The main thing that extends the development time, are interior models for the new playable U-boats, that will be introduced in the Full Release Update.

A couple more things, the game is actually called UBOAT, just in case you were wondering . And it is currently on sale on Steam for 65% off. The promotion ends on February 3rd.

[Isgrimnur]

Sold.

[hepcat]

And sold again.

[dbt1949]

Have

[dbt1949]

Have again

[jztemple2]

I realized that this game has big boots (hah!) to fill, after all the time I put in on Silent Hunter III using the Grey Wolves mod. My original AAR was posted over on Gaming Trend and is apparently no longer available, but some time after that series of posts I started a thread on OO called Silent Hunter III - Return From The Deep!. It was posted almost exactly nine years ago. If I have as much fun with UBOAT as I did with SH3, I'll be happy.

[Unagi]

I've been playing this game (316 hours now), off and on, since it was first available. It's had its development stagnation - and a few camera issues and underwater stuff - but most of that has been addressed. The game itself, IMO, is quite good - and if you can allow yourself to get into it all, it's got a lot going for it. I'll be curious to read what you make of it in its current state.

[Octavious]

I bought it, but I'm not in the mood to really play anything that is a thinker right now. I really love me some sub sims and I like that I can automate a lot of the parts I don't feel like learning/dealing with. Probably will start playing once the new job settles in. I find sub games to be super immersive so should be fun.

[Unagi]

I'm going to wait until the full release at this point to take it back out and really dive in.

Currently, everything remains on track, and our estimated completion date for this work is still March - April 2024.

Also, I will point Uboat originally began as a KickStarter project by two Polish friends under the name Deep Water Studios. Unfortunately, they never met their Kickstarter goal. PlayWay came by with an offer to fund their project, they took it. So it isn't a true PlayWay production, in the way CarMechanic, etc, etc, are - they just kept it from sinking..

[jztemple2]

they just kept it from sinking..

I see what you did there

I might wait myself till full release, or perhaps to when they say they are done adding content and just doing final preps.

[Unagi]

they just kept it from sinking..

I see what you did there

It was a minefield, actually...

... to take it back out and really dive in.

[TheMix]

I saw both. Well, all three.

[em2nought]

I'm going to have to get a capable computer if I keep reading this stuff.

[Holman]

I haven't really investigated this one, but how does it compare to the best of the Silent Hunter series?

The latter (especially with appropriate mods) was the pinnacle of realistic WW2 sub simulation. Does UBOOT feel more like a simulation or a game?

[Unagi]

Its only appeal to me was as a simulation / SH replacement.


It’s certainly trying to be a love letter to the SH series.

While you may not be the type to want to sample it before they say it’s v1.0, I can tell you it’s entirely playable now, and I think you will enjoy when you do check it out.

[jztemple2]

Dear captains,

We are thrilled to announce that UBOAT will be leaving Early Access and launching its Full Release on August 2nd, 2024. This marks a significant milestone in our journey, and we couldn't be more excited to share the complete experience with you.

I can only hope it will be as good as Silent Hunter 3 with the Grey Wolves mod

[jztemple2]

UBOAT - Full Release. With a 16GB patch . Trailer seems to be the same as the one above

We're thrilled to announce that UBOAT has officially left Early Access and the 2024.1 Full Release update is now available for download on Steam!

After an incredible journey of development and collaboration with our amazing community, we've reached this significant milestone. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the players who have supported us throughout Early Access. Your feedback, suggestions, and patience have been invaluable in shaping UBOAT into the game it is today.



The 2024.1 update brings a host of improvements, new features, and polished content to enhance your submarine warfare experience. We encourage all players to download the update and dive into the full release version of UBOAT.

But this is just the beginning! We remain committed to expanding and refining UBOAT. More updates are already in the works, and we can't wait to share them with you in the coming months.

Once again, thank you for being part of this amazing voyage. Now, it's time to dive and enjoy the fruits of our collective efforts!

[WYBaugh]

70% off on release? That's just crazy enough to get me to buy it.

[jztemple2]

70% off on release? That's just crazy enough to get me to buy it.

Oops, yeah, forgot to mention that, 70% off till August 16th . I'm diving into it now... get it, diving



Now, if we could only get the title of this thread fixed!!

[jztemple2]

Forgot to mention, I bought this game back in May of 2019

[WYBaugh]

Oops, yeah, forgot to mention that, 70% off till August 16th . I'm diving into it now... get it, diving

[jztemple2]

A list of scenarios for UBOAT, there are 14 in all. I'm starting with the first one.


For my first playthrough, I decided to go with the "Entertaining" setting for simulation.


And again, for my first playthrough I'm using the "Minimal" setting for crew management


For some reason, Steam has suddenly stopped me from uploading screen shots . The next screen I was going to show you is how you can fine tune the above two categories as desired.


Anyway, I'm now going through a series of tutorials. They are showing how to do various actions in the game. I'll report back later and maybe screen shot uploading won't be borked

[Unagi]

I've been playing the final beta for a bit.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. I can't imagine getting too much out of the 'entertainment' level, myself - but - like you said, it's all entirely customizable - and anyone should play how they like.

[jztemple2]

I'm at 14 hours play time right now, but half of that was from five years ago . I did only one patrol with the settings I mentioned above. I got a new mission halfway through my patrol to find four guns at the port of Dunkirk. I arrived on the surface which turned out to be a dumb thing to do as I soon attracted the attention of the four aforementioned guns and even dumber, I kept on the surface running around because I could only spot two of the four. Eventually I got nailed by the guns, five crew wounded, two of which died. I managed to get back to my home port.

I then started a new campaign with the settings of balanced difficulty and intermediate crew difficulty. I stuck with the very first scenario I mentioned about, starting with a Type IIB Uboat with only three forward tubes, no stern tubes and only two reloads. I also have a 2cm AA gun which can be used in an anti-ship role in a pinch.

I've done three patrols so far. The first and third were anti-shipping patrols, while the second had me laying mines off the south coast of England. That second one was a lot more exciting as I kept running into enemy warships and was actually depth charged twice.

The anti-shipping patrols were pretty unsuccessful. My Type IIB has limited range and so I can't stay too long on station. And being early in the war there's not a lot of "trade" to be found. I have had a couple of interesting incidents, one where I had to find an abandoned Uboat and sink it, while in another one of my crew came down with tuberculosis . I also was spotted and depth charged by an aircraft too.

My early impressions are that Silent Hunter III with the Grey Wolves mod is still the better simulator, but UBOAT is a better game. The latter has a lot to do as you play and you can accelerate time to minimize the boring stuff. Graphics are good and the very clever way you can zoom in and out your point of view from quite a distance away from the boat to a first person view on board is pretty cool. About the only gripe I have right now is that I can't change any of the difficulty or crew management settings mid-campaign, I'll have to start a new campaign to try them out. However, I'm pretty happy with the Goldilocks settings I have right now.

I'm considering doing one of my YouTube videos of a patrol with commentary if folks are interested

[Unagi]

I actually think it does better than SHIII+mods (especially since you give full credit to a long lived mod, and no mods on this one).
You may need to turn some of the setting up a little to get more 'sim' out of it. But turning the map contacts off with much of the other sim settings turned on reaches a level I don't need to increase.

Also - this one comes with the TDC out-of-box - which they deserve points for.

[Unagi]

Also, like SHIII + mods.... one will need to invest quite a few patrols/games before one finds the sweet spot on their enjoyment of the sim - but that enjoyment is absolutely sitting there to be found.

[jztemple2]

Well, as I said, early impressions, I haven't yet done the game with all the realism on. However, I do remember the "oh wow" moment in SHIII+GW when I was leaving harbor and passed a coal barge being pulled by a tug. And when I did leave harbor I had to follow a small warship who would lead me through the minefields. As I said, game versus simulation. Nothing wrong with being the better game and I didn't mean my comments as negative criticism of Uboat, just an observation.

[Unagi]

Well, as I said, early impressions, I haven't yet done the game with all the realism on. However, I do remember the "oh wow" moment in SHIII+GW when I was leaving harbor and passed a coal barge being pulled by a tug. And when I did leave harbor I had to follow a small warship who would lead me through the minefields. As I said, game versus simulation. Nothing wrong with being the better game and I didn't mean my comments as negative criticism of Uboat, just an observation.

No no- I didn't mean my reply to sound like I took insult to your comments. I really think this one has the 'sim' legs - as well as that 'game' thing. It may actually suffer as a sim - only because they dressed it up with so much 'story' that comes across as only 'game', in that weigh-in, but when you get it turned into full sim, it's feels quite simmy

[Unagi]

lol - well....

so far the only Achievement I have in the game is held by only 0.2% of the players.


"Survivor"
Survive a battle during which enemy ships drop over 100 depth charges on your U-boat

brutal